Washboiler.



R. STEFPEL.

WASHBOILER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 21, 1914.

1,120,167. Patented Dec. 8, 1914.

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RICHARD STEFFEL, OF ORVISTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

WASHBOILER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 8, 191 1.

Application filed May 27, 1914. Serial No. 841,279.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RICHARD STEFFEL, a subject of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, residing at Orviston, in the county of Center and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in l/Vashboilers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in wash boilers.

An object of the invention is to provide a wash boiler with a removable perforated bottom that will support the clothes or other articles contained therein at a point spaced from the bottom whereby the same may be prevented from burning or becoming otherwise injured should the boiler become empty of water.

A further object of the invention is to provide a wash boiler with means to diffuse the water as it ascends in boiling to more thoroughly cleanse the articles contained therein.

\Vith the above and other objects in view that will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described and then claimed.

In the accompanying drawing formin a part of this specification and to which reference is had herein by like characters designating corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which is shown the preferred embodiment of my invention:

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of a boiler embodying the present invention, and Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view taken upon line IIII of Fig. 1, with the false bottom removed.

Beferringmore in detail to the accompanying drawing, the reference numeral 10 designates the side walls of the boiler provided with the bottom 11 having the wall 12 upwardly inclined toward the center and carrying a pair of oppositely disposed handles 13. A cover 14 is provided for the boiler 10 and carries the handle 15 by which the same may be removed from the boiler. The cover 14: carries a downwardly projecting flange 16 and a laterally projecting flange 17, the flange 16 snugly engaging the inner upper wall of the boiler, while the flange 17 projects laterally therefrom and is notched as at 18 for the reception of a locking bolt and nut 19 carried by the handle 13. WVhen the cover is in position as shown in Fig. 1 the boiler is practically rendered air tight or in other words, the steam generated therein is prevented from escaping. A blow off valve or cook 20 is carried by the cover 141 and will permit the steam to escape from the boiler should there be an excess generation thereof. At the lower end of the boiler there is provided a drain cook 21 for purposes of emptying the boiler.

Means are provided to diffuse the water in the boiler and consists in providing an annular bead or projection 22 formed on the inner face of the side walls 10 of the boiler, with the face of the bead provided with a plurality of equidistantly spaced arcuate grooves or recesses 23. In order to prevent the clothes or other articles contained within the boiler from being burnt or otherwise injured should the boiler become empty of water, I provide a perforated partition plate 21 equal in diameter to the inner diameter of the boiler and supported on the head 22. An opening 25 is provided in the centor of the perforated partition 24 and is surrounded by an outwardly and downwardly projecting wall 26 apertured as at 27 to permit the water to freely circulate therein.

In operation, after the articles have been placed upon the perforated partition 24 and the cover 14: sealed to the boiler by the connections 18 and 19, the boiling water rising from the inclined bottom 12 is diffused by passing through the arcuate grooves 23 in the annular bead 22, while the articles contained in the receptacle are spaced from the bottom wall. The diffusion of the water increases the cleansing of the articles within the boiler and renders the device more efficient. Should an excess of steam be generated in the boiler, the valve 20 may be opened to permit the same to escape. By removing the fasteners 19 from the cover 1 1 the cover may be removed from the boiler for access to the contents. The boiler may be emptied of water by the faucet 21.

WVhile I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, I do not wish to confine myself to the exact details of construction as shown, as various forms and modifications and arrangements of the parts as shown may be had without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

I claim 1. In a wash boiler, an inwardly directed annular bead carried by the inner face thereof adjacent the bottom, arcuate grooves formed in the bead, and a reinovably perforated partition supported on said bead.

2. A Wash boiler having a bottom inclined upwardly toward its center, an annular bead formed on. the inner face of the boiler adjacent the bottom, curved grooves in the face of the bead, a perforated partition supported on the annular bead at its periphery and a cone-shaped central support carried by the partition and resting on the inclined bottom of the boiler.

3. A wash boiler having a bottom inclined upwardly, a cover reinovably secured to the 20 boiler, an annular bead formed on the inner wall of said boiler and having its face grooved to diffuse the Water, and a perforated partition supported on the bead.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature 2 Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing'the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

